OKAYAMA — A three-minute walk from JR Nishigawara-Shujitsu Station on the Sanyo Line in Okayama City, past a residential ...

Protesters and relatives of victims of the killings known as the Tadamon massacre gather to demand the execution of Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer allegedly linked to the killings, after ...

The tornado knocked down utility poles and left power lines wrapped with huge chunks of debris. A home had part of its metal roof torn off and trees were left stripped of bark and limbs. At another ...

A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the November ...

Online defamation, excessive criticism and sexual harassment of athletes through photos and videos have become a serious ...

The Yamato Museum, a municipal maritime history museum in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, reopened on Thursday following extensive renovations.

Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed hope that Japan will serve as a bridge between states with nuclear weapons and those without, in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo on April ...

Two forest fires have continued to burn for a third day on Friday in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, with about 1,176 hectares ...

The Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered the U.S. operator of web meeting service provider Zoom and another company to pay ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average closed higher on Tuesday as optimism grew from reports that Tehran is considering attending ...

Strong concerns over a possible leak overseas of technology that can be used to produce defense equipment have prompted the government to issue a recommendation to halt the foreign acquisition of a ...

Twenty-nine new infections were confirmed in a measles outbreak at an elementary school in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on Friday.